C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

An employee was operating a pallet jack and struck a railing on the right side of the aisle. The employee sustained a fractured back and pelvis.

Two order pickers turned into the same aisle in a warehouse. One of them hit a pallet, which fell and landed on the right leg of the employee operating the other order picker. The leg was broken above the ankle.

An employee was changing the battery in a forklift. As the employee hooked the hoist to the battery, the up button on the hoist controls was actuated and their index finger was caught between the hoist hook and the battery eyelet. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the fingertip.

An employee was operating a front-rider pallet jack from a freezer box to the loading dock when the vehicle collided with a stand-up forklift that was driving around a corner. The employee suffered multiple fractures in their left foot.

An employee was lifting a case of water and strained their back.

An employee was riding on a powered pallet jack near a sewer drain. The pallet jack hit a dip near the sewer drain, and the employee s left foot hit a clamp truck parked in a charging station. He suffered a cut to the big toe, as well as fractures in the toe and the foot.

An employee went to step off material handling equipment to grab their jacket when the throttle of the vehicle engaged. The vehicle reversed and the employee's left foot was crushed between two material handlers, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was working at a height of approximately 20 feet and was standing outside his forklift's basket attachment. His forklift was struck by another forklift, causing the employee to fall to the warehouse floor below. The employee sustained facial injuries, broke two ribs and an arm, and also suffered a head injury. The employee was wearing a harness at the time but it was not connected to an anchor point.

On November 8, 2023, an employee was operating a stand-up pallet jack in the warehouse. As he was backing up, the pallet jack struck the basket of a parked aerial lift. His right ankle became caught between the pallet jack and the aerial lift basket resulting in a fractured ankle.

On October 26, 2023, at approximately 12:00 PM, an employee operating a four wheeler was on their way to an off-property break location. The employee stopped the four wheeler near the administrative office to allow a log truck to exit the property. The log truck backed up, and the employee's left ankle was caught between the log truck trailer and the four wheeler, resulting in a fracture and laceration.

An employee was pulling down a broken skid with a forklift. When the employee backed up the forklift to get the forks out of the skid he pulled down, he contacted the forks of another parked forklift, fracturing both of his legs. He was hospitalized.

An employee was making a delivery in a truck. As he exited the truck, he fell on a step and then to the ground, resulting in a fractured tibia.

An employee was picking items from the freezer section of the warehouse. When he stepped down onto the floor, he turned on the planted foot, and felt a "pop" and pain in his knee. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated knee and two torn tendons. He required surgery to repair the tendons.

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it pinned his right ankle against some racking. The ankle was broken and he was hospitalized.

At 7:40 a.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee was unloading a bulkhead at a dock door. As he pulled the bulkhead out of a trailer, its plastic lip caught on the dock plate, causing the employee to fall and twist his left leg, knee, and hip. The hip was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.